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# handstand

«handstand» in Mova's school dictionary: **A position where you balance upside down on your hands…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a handstand, handstands)

### meaning for a pupil

A position where you balance upside down on your hands, with your legs straight up in the air. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handstand/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In PE and gymnastics it is a basic skill: «do a handstand», «hold a handstand», «handstand against the wall». Children practise on mats with someone spotting them. Related moves: cartwheel, forward roll, headstand.

### examples

- Can you do a handstand? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handstand/#x1)
- She held a handstand for ten seconds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handstand/#x2)
- Practise your handstand against the wall first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handstand/#x3)
- He fell over doing a handstand on the grass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handstand/#x4)
- We did handstands on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handstand/#x5)
- Keep your arms straight and your tummy tight in a handstand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handstand/#x6)
- The gymnast walked across the mat in a handstand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handstand/#x7)

### note

Countable: a handstand, handstands. You «do» a handstand, not «make» one. A «headstand» uses your head and hands; a «handstand» only your hands. Safety: use a soft surface and keep space around you.

### In the corpora

- [Cartwheels and handstands at home are practised on grass or a mat, away from furniture.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «handstand» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handstand/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.